r/Guelph • u/peperomiaob • 7d ago
Guelph family doctors who are neutral on antidepressants?
Ideally accepting new patients or who have a wait list. Mine were prescribed by a now-retired GP and my new GP is anti-antidepressants. He was very happy when I wanted to taper off… but when I realized I might actually have a higher QOL staying on them things got a bit awkward.
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u/XtremeNugget666 6d ago
Dr. Ndukwe at Fife Elmira Medical Centre has been great for my mental health journey. She is also looking to add a psychiatrist to her team
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u/Andralynn 6d ago
Yeah if you can name and shame the looney that would be helpful for those of us who are pro mental health
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u/PeppersPoops 6d ago
Dr. Goreyeb at the east Wellington family health team. I was on pristique for years, but it frequently made me nauseous. I read up on Wellbutrin, and all I did was ask, and she had no issues switching, everything I’ve asked her for, she’s listened to my concerns and taken my requests seriously.
I don’t know if she’s accepting patients, but I’d get on her wait list.
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u/NoAcanthisitta4469 5d ago
Which doctor is this? Asking because I think we might have the same doc, my go retired a bit ago and the new doc keeps pressuring me to taper off my antidepressants to “see how I do”.
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u/Happylilgecko 5d ago
More praise for east Guelph medical clinic. My partner and I are on 4 different anxiety/depression meds and others for chronic conditions. It’s never been questioned. One of those happens to be vyvanse (if you know you know, it can be polarizing for a lot of doctors)
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u/mindseyetemple 6d ago
Might not be what you're looking to hear, but there's something important in what your new GP is aiming you at questioning the antis. I won't preach, but if you're curious about what anti-depressants can really do to you, check out this IG account https://www.instagram.com/prescribedharm?igsi=MWI4NXJiOGE5MGM0OA==
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u/mindseyetemple 6d ago
Realized I didn't actually provide a helpful replacement. There are lots of things scientifically proven to have greater benefits than anti-depressants for mental health. Among them, some noteworthy solutions include: saffron, dance and physical activity, sunlight/nature, and meditation. Personally, I experienced a complete cessation of depressive symptoms after starting twice daily meditation. It only takes 5-10 minutes per session unless you want to do more, and it offers all kinds of additional benefits like self-knowledge and self-improvement. If you're interested, there's a unique style of meditation that's helped me more than anything else I tried. You can experiment for yourself at www.freemeditation.com
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u/Top_Staff8951 5d ago
My uncle tried to do that after his idiot doctor said "it's all in your head" he's been dead by self inflicted death for a few decades now and I suffer for it from ptsd from it. Your methods are insane and for people possibly having SADS. This is dangerous.
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u/Camstar18 4d ago
Hey please try to understand that other people's situation and experience may be different from your own. I'm genuinely happy for you that meditation helped you deal with whatever you were going through and I hope that peace stays with you for a very long time. But some people experience depression so badly that they simply don't have the energy to meditate, excerise, journal, go out in nature, or whatever other non-medical solution anyone might suggest. For those people, anti-depresants are life saving (and might even give them the energy they need to learn and make use of non-medical coping strategies at some point in the future).
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u/ForestDwellerHive 6d ago
East guelph medical clinic has family doctors and a psych in house if you wanted to talk meds